The saga of Norwich's most disputed road will continue tomorrow when protestors hold a rally about the decision to axe its vehicle ban.
The controversial pedestrianisation of Exchange Street was scrapped earlier this month after Norfolk County Council made a surprise U-turn.
Now in a bid to overturn that decision, a group in favour of the city centre road only being open to pedestrians and cyclists will be protesting between 11am and 2pm on Saturday.
Organisations such as Friends of the Earth, Extinction Rebellion, Norwich Cycling Campaign and Car Free Norwich will be gathering to voice their opposition.
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Rich Wilson, a 42-year-old carpenter from Norwich involved in the group, said: "I pay my taxes expecting the police to do their job, not go moaning to the council that a law is too tricky for them.
"How hard can it be?
"Stick up a few cameras and fine the lawbreakers.
"Everyone else has to play by the rules - it's an embarrassment."
When announcing the reopening of Exchange Street, Graham Plant, cabinet member for highways, infrastructure and transport at the Tory-controlled county council, said: "Safety will always be our priority and it's clear that maintaining the current arrangement would continue to see an unacceptable mix between vehicles and those walking, wheeling and cycling.
"We therefore will not be making the restrictions permanent and Exchange Street will reopen to traffic.
"We will be working towards reopening the road in time for the Christmas period and no later than November 18.
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"We will continue to monitor the situation on Exchange Street as the road reopens and consider any future schemes for the area as they come forward."
The road has been a point of contention for more than three years since being pedestrianised during the pandemic, with some taxi drivers also among those unhappy with the situation.
Another of the protestors, James Harvey, 48, from Salhouse, said: "Councillor Plant seems intent on going backwards and undoing the good work done so far.
"They are being lazy when it comes to enforcement options."
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